The EU Environmental Impact Assessment Directive (‘the EIA Directive’) is applied across the European Union (EU) to development projects with likely significant effects on the environment (by virtue of their nature, size or location). The Directive requires such projects to be subject to an...More

The MMO is undertaking a project to make marine plans more useable, accessible and interactive. An example of a digital marine plan has been developed to demonstrate how marine plans could look in the future.
The digital marine plan will include modern design, imagery and interactive...More

Natural England and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee are seeking views on the proposal to create a new marine Special Protection Area (SPA).
This consultation runs in accordance with Government Consultation Principles . More

Natural England is seeking views on proposals that will restrict public access to open access land at this site.
The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (CROW Act) gives a public right of access to land mapped as ‘open country’ (mountain, moor, heath and down) or registered common land....More

Natural England is seeking views on proposals that will restrict public access to open access land at this site.
The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (CROW Act) gives a public right of access to land mapped as ‘open country’ (mountain, moor, heath and down) or registered common land....More

Natural England is seeking views on proposals that will restrict public access to open access land at this site.
The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (CROW Act) gives a public right of access to land mapped as ‘open country’ (mountain, moor, heath and down) or registered common land....More

Packaging Regulations : consultation on new packaging recycling business targets for 2018-20 for overall recovery and recycling and material specific targets for paper, steel, aluminium and wood
We want to know what you think about our plans to introduce new business targets under the...More

The Water Act 2014 introduced reforms to the competition regimes in the water sector. These include changes that will allow all businesses, charities and public bodes to choose alternative water suppliers from April 2017. This is known as the water supply and sewerage licensing regime (the WSSL)....More

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is carrying out site assessments for those marine protected areas (MPA) in English inshore waters that we are the lead regulator for. These assessments will help ensure current and potential fishing activities do not have a negative impact on habitats and...More

This consultation seeks views on the implementation of Clean Air Zones in England. A cleaner, healthier environment benefits people and the economy. Our ambition is for the UK to have some of the very best air quality in the world and Clean Air Zones are designed to help us deliver this.
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Natural England is seeking views on proposals that will restrict public access to open access land at this site.
The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (CROW Act) gives a public right of access to land mapped as ‘open country’ (mountain, moor, heath and down) or registered common land....More

Natural England is seeking views on proposals that will restrict public access to open access land at this site.
The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (CROW Act) gives a public right of access to land mapped as ‘open country’ (mountain, moor, heath and down) or registered common land....More

This consultation seeks views on proposed regulations which revoke and replace the Marketing of Fruit Plant Material Regulations 2010. Their purpose is to implement new EU directives introducing standards for the identity and quality of fruit propagating material.
Defra is consulting on behalf...More

This call for views is a precursor to possible full consultation on proposals to simplify the TB testing regime in the High Risk Area (HRA) of England. The Government’s view is that there is potential disease control and practical merit in such simplification but acknowledges that there will be...More

Bovine TB is the most pressing and costly animal health problem in the UK. The disease threatens our cattle industry and presents a risk to other livestock, as well as wildlife species, pets and humans. The Government remains determined to eradicate bovine TB, including through a comprehensive...More

The Broads Authority is seeking views on proposals that will restrict public access to open access land at this site.
The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (CROW Act) gives a public right of access to land mapped as ‘open country’ (mountain, moor, heath and down) or registered common...More

Bovine TB is the most pressing and costly animal health problem in the UK. The disease threatens our cattle industry and presents a risk to other livestock and also to wildlife species (mainly badgers), pets and humans. The Government remains determined to eradicate bovine TB.
This is the...More

The Government is conducting a review of Local Authority (LA) environmental permitting fees and charges for regulation of industrial plant in England. LAs regulate certain industrial facilities providing permits which set conditions to control, minimise or avoid local pollution and which set...More

Defra is carrying out a review of The Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals Order 2011 (as amended by the Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals (Amendment) Order 2014). The review will fulfil our statutory commitment to Parliament to review the effectiveness of the Order in relation to its...More

During the course of the government’s National Flood Resilience Review , a wide variety of potential approaches to flood risk management have been highlighted, including new techniques and models for assessing land use, water flow, natural flood management, meteorological sensitivities,...More

Water and sewerage Undertakers have a duty to allow new connections to be made to existing water and sewerage networks, including for new housing development.
The Water Industry Act 1991 provides for Undertakers to charge for new connections to the network, and for associated work. Since...More

The Bathing Water Directive (2006/7/EC) protects bathers' health at popular beaches and inland waters by requiring water quality to be monitored for intestinal enterococci and E.coli during the bathing season, which in England runs from 15 May to 30 September. The Directive applies to waters that...More

This is the statutory consultation regarding Defra’s intention to consolidate the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007 (the PWR 2007).
New SIs are continually being proposed and developed. This consolidation brings together those in existence since 2007, in...More

We invite your views on proposed changes to water abstraction licensing exemptions in England and Wales. Defra, the Welsh Government, the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales are consulting jointly on our intended approach to remove most exemptions from water abstraction licensing and...More

The Defra group (the core department, together with our agencies and arm’s length bodies) produces and uses a wide range of official statistics. They are used internally to inform policy making and operational delivery and are shared externally, so that others can use the information.
We...More

This consultation seeks views on draft regulations which revoke and replace the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2000 (as amended) and the Private Water Supplies Regulations 2009 (as amended). We intend to lay the draft regulations in spring/summer 2016.
The legislation is being...More

Local authorities are required by law to issue licences for specific animal-related establishments and activities, with the aim of maintaining good standards of animal welfare. There is a registration requirement for performing animals, and licensing systems for pet shops, animal boarding, riding...More

Background
Following Storm Desmond last December, the government launched a National Flood Resilience Review. The review will be chaired by Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Oliver Letwin.
The Review will assess how the country can be better protected from future flooding and...More